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EAB in Milwaukee County

August 28, 2009 By Bob Hague

The invasive emerald ash borer has been found in Milwaukee County. Bob Manwell with the state Department of Natural Resources says a utility crew in the city of Franklin discovered emerald ash borer larvae on Thursday.

AUDIO: DNR’s Bob Manwell (:18 MP3)

Milwaukee County is the seventh county in the state were EAB has been found, and would join a growing list of quarantined counties. Firewood cannot be brought out of those counties, in an effort to stem the spread of the destructive insect.

AUDIO: Manwell (:15 MP3)

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